- Horatio Caro
Horatio Caro (
5 July 1862 –15 December 1920 ) was an Englishchess master.Caro was born in
Newcastle upon Tyne ,England ,citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=64] but spent most of his chess career inBerlin ,Germany . He played several matches. In 1892, he drew withCurt von Bardeleben (+2 –2 =2), lost toSzymon Winawer (+2 –3 =1). In 1897, he lost toJacques Mieses (+3 –4 =3). In 1903, he drew with Bardeleben (+4 –4 =0). In 1905, he won againstMoritz Lewitt (+4 –3 =5).In tournaments, he won in Berlin (1888, 1891, 1894, 1898 (jointly), and 1903). He also took 10th at Berlin 1883, took 4th at Berlin 1887, tied for 2nd-3rd at Nuremberg 1888, took 3rd at Berlin 1889, took 2nd at Berlin 1890.
He took 3rd at Berlin 1894, took 9th at Berlin 1897, took 17th at Vienna 1898, took 4th at Berlin 1899, tied for 6-7th at Berlin 1902, tied for 11-12th at Coburg 1904, tied for 7-8th at Barmen 1905, took 9th at Berlin 1907, tied for 3-5th at Berlin 1908, and took 4th at Berlin 1911.
Caro died in
London at age 58.His claim to fame is linked to the opening
Caro-Kann Defence (B12) which he analysed in his own journal "Bruederschaft" in 1886. [cite book | author=Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy| title=Szachy od A do Z | publisher=Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka" Warszawa | year=1986, 1987 | id=ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)]* [http://www.chessgames.com/player/horatio_caro.html Chess games of Horatio Caro]
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